Fisheries committee  Yes, there should be some sort of structure that allows the flow to be slowed. You have to slow it down to a point where drainage is gradual, not fast-moving like the systems we see now. At that point, you will see a difference in the fish habitat and the stocks as they manage to spawn and manage to come back to the lakes.

Fisheries committee  We're not saying it's the chemicals that are killing the fish. It's the fish being trapped, not making it back over. But if you have some kind of structure that slows the flow, as these chemicals are flowing through, it also meets the obstruction, and it stops there, and it helps the filtration.

Fisheries committee  It seems as though the wind storms today pick up in a matter of hours. You're out there fishing and all of a sudden you see the storm come over. They're more severe than we've seen in the past. Where do you head for shore? It's to harbours. We need harbours. Maybe there are other communities that could use them.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  You mean the rules and regulations?

Fisheries committee  Well, the regulations in Manitoba are under the management of the province. The federal government is not part of the management of the fishery. It's the province. So the rules and regulations come from the province. The problem we have is the lack of communication and consultation with the stakeholders.

Fisheries committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee members. l'm Allan Gaudry and I'm the interim chairman of the Manitoba Commercial Inland Fishers Federation. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to make this presentation on behalf of the federation. In April 2005, the Manitoba Commercial Inland Fishers Federation was formed as a result of discussions between the Southern Chiefs' Organization and the fishers of Manitoba.